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KILLEEN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today announced an additional $630,000 grant awarded to Robert Gray Army Airfield by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help maintain airport safety and infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, provided through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP), were made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Rural hospitals and Rural Health Care Clinics (RHC's) provide lifesaving and essential care between mile markers – they serve a crucial function in the wellbeing of our communities. Doctors and nurses in these facilities see patients who would otherwise be burdened with extended travel to the closest hospital for emergency and routine care. For far too long, many operated on limited financial resources and slim margins to keep their doors open.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today praised House passage of the Senate Amendment to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) following his vote to approve the package. H.R. 266 provides an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, $75 billion in hospital assistance, and $25 billion directed toward testing for COVID-19.
The impact of COVID-19 has now spread to nearly every community in the United States, whether the toll has been financial or health related, we have all witnessed how an invisible enemy can alter our lives. Small businesses remain in desperate need of cash flow to retain employees and cover expenses, while our first responders selflessly place themselves on the front lines of a war that has already claimed over 33,000 lives nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, and Gov. Greg Abbott announced grants on Wednesday related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Williams announced a $69,000 grant for the Cleburne Regional Airport, which flows from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES. President Donald Trump signed the bill, which Williams supported, into law. It includes $10 billion in funds to be awarded as economic relief to eligible domestic airports affected by COVID-19.
The Federal Aviation Administration on April 15 awarded the Burnet Municipal Airport a $30,000 grant, part of the CARES Act, to help maintain the facility's operations amid the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today called on Congress to swiftly replenish funding for the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program.
As we continue navigating these uncertain times, it's important to remember that the small steps we are taking right now are helping to flatten the impact of the coronavirus in our communities down the road. I want to take a moment to thank all of our 25th District front line workers who are protecting our families and keeping food on our tables. From doctors and nurses working around the clock putting the well-being of their patients before themselves, to farmers and truck drivers keeping the supply chain moving day in and day out, we say thank you.
United States Congressman Roger Williams (R), who serves Texas District 25 (Dripping Springs), joined over 80 lawmakers in urging U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza to allow rural hospitals and Rural Health Clinics (RHC's) to be eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program and related financial programs in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
While grocery and convenience stores and similar establishments continue to be open in Copperas Cove, numerous small businesses have shuttered their doors, while riding out the wave of the COVID-19 virus as it reaches into Central Texas.
Among them are places like Pacific Tanning, owned by Hope Wunsch, who was gearing up for her business' 16th anniversary celebration on April 25. That "Sweet 16" celebration is now on hold.